Chapter 2

Hellion opened her eyes slowly as the blue sky greeted her. She painstakingly sat up and realized she was sitting in the grass. She was in a vicinity of a forest and there was a huge lake in front of her. She look around and saw a figure standing near the lake.

After seeing the robe he was wearing and the man washing off the hems, she then recalled what happened. Right, this man saved her from that empty room!

Hellion supported herself to stand up and moved towards the guy near the lake.

“Hey!”

She rushed towards him as she start waving her hand to him. The guy who seems to be focused on washing his robe halted and heard her, he slowly look up to her position with a blank expression on his face. After a while, he waved back and motioned her to come down.

Hellion reached the guy and saw his face. She then widen her eyes in shock after seeing a handsome man in front of her. Sharp brows exuding a cold and elegant aura, purple eyes with a calm and stern feeling. A nose perfectly carve on his face as it highlights the feature of his cold and stern face. Hellion stared at his face in amazement.

She then ogled on his body like a hyena. After seeing his specs. Hellion let out a big Wow. Her thoughts trailed off as the image felt so otherworldly for her. How can someone be so beautiful as this? A face an body crafted perfectly by the Gods. She couldn’t help but want to stare at his face all day.

“How’s your head?”

Hellion was startled by a cold voice. Her sanity that was long lost finally came back and her eyes saw a pair of knitted brows, eyes staring back at her with a hint of slight disgust.

Hellion lowered her head. Staring blatantly at someone’s face is very rude.

“It doesn’t hurt anymore. Thank you.”

Hellion glance up and saw his face with a blank look. He then turned around and continue to wash the hem of his robe. Hellion watched him silently until he finished up. She stood there like a statue, waiting. She then heard his impatient voice as the man refused to look at her.

“Why are you not leaving?”

Hellion was a bit surprise by the question. It seems like he can’t stand her at all. Hellion felt a bit helpless, she don’t know how to react. Slowly, she pursed her lips and looked at him, confused. She hesitate for a bit and finally said.

“I don’t know the way…”

The man give him a doubtful look and stand up as he squeezed the hem of his robe. He look at the forest and pointed towards it.

“Out there was a small town. If you asked around you’d know the place.” He explained to her as he turned around to walked away slowly.

“Wait. I—”

Hellion tugged his sleeve and hesitated. “Are you not coming with me?”

The man raised his brow and let out a small laugh. “Lady, I did saved you but that doesn’t mean I’ll take care of you. Now that you’re safe, you take care of yourself.”

He then wave his sleeve at her and continued to walked away.

Hellion thought for a bit as she watched the figure going away. She had no memory, nor does she have anything with her. The only thing she had was the man who saved her from that room. Even if she did go to that small town and ask for a place. Where would she even go after that? She have no idea and no reason for her to go there. If ever, he could be lying to her and what awaits in that forest was actually danger but thinking back of the situation where he saved her then it can’t be like that right? Though, if she did go. What will happen to her there?

This man saved her so he must be kind enough to let her accompany him. Hellion clenched her fist and ran to follow after him. She silently walked one meter away from him as she followed the guy going to somewhere she doesn’t even know.

They walked for a while and as the atmosphere turned quiet and cold with a hint of an intense danger ahead. The man seems to sensed her from behind and paused on his steps, asking with a total irritation in his voice. “Why are you following me?”

Hellion laughed for a bit and just said. “I’m also heading that way.”

“Is that so.”

The man continued to walk and let her follow for a while. The two wandered silently on the road as Hellion just keep following the man in front of him. Her thoughts a mess while trying to strike a conversation with him. She asked her questions but the man didn’t answer any of it. He just walked ahead, ignoring her.

“Can you at least tell me your name?”

Hellion asked one last time as she strode towards him. Now their distance was close and Hellion was now behind him.

The man stopped and then turned around to face her. Hellion back off a bit and was surprised by the sudden close contact. Their eyes met and Hellion saw the expression on his face. He was totally irritated and was looking at her with contempt.

Hellion turned her head like a mouse and just waited for the guy to continue walking ahead but then, Hellion saw him starting at him and not moving an inch at all. He just watched her silently as he look at her as if looking at a bug.

Hellion pursed her lips and finally couldn’t stand it. She then asked him. “What’s wrong? Aren’t you going to continue walking ahead?”

The guy sneered at her and said with an irritated tone. “That’s my line. Now, scram.”

Hellion was startled for a second but still let out a smile. “I decided to rest for a bit. Why don’t you just go ahead?”

The ma simply look at her in annoyance then finally turned around to ignore her. He continued to walk and Hellion waited for him to walk far from her before she decided to follow him silently from a distance.

The man didn’t see her and his figure was a bit far, four meters away from him so she thought that he wouldn’t sense her following at all. Hellion felt a bit proud and giggled softly as she walked ahead.

She then saw the man stopped.

Her giggles also stopped.

She then saw him stomping back towards her with a grim expression on his face. The look on his face is ominous as if he was itching to butcher her alive in that very second.

Hellion quickly change her pace but before she could even turned and run away. The man already reached her and tower in front of her.

“You’re really persistent! Stop following me!”

Hellion let out an awkward smile, her mouth opened but was then covered with the man’s palm. He gritted his teeth as he heavily growled at her.

“Follow me one more time and I’ll totally rape you and kill you! Right here. In this very spot!”

Hellion trembled a bit.

His cold and malicious voice made her shudder in fright but despite having her heart thumping loud and her whole body shaking in fear, she didn’t cower. She slowly removed the hand covering her mouth and said. “I told you I’m not following you. I’m only heading this way too! How can you be so unreasonable! Threatening people ruthlessly like this! How can you be so heartless?!”

The man exhaled deep, his face darkening into a very scary manner.

After a deep while of silence his cold gaze swept across her face and in a very cold, blood-chilling tone he asked her. “Really? Then do you even know what’s there ahead?” He pointed on the empty road in a suspicious tone.

Hellion felt her heart skip a beat. She felt as if a cold, malicious snake has slithered on her body and she was being gripped by it as the suffocating atmosphere was tightened around her throat. It was a feeling that she barely recalled in her memories but as of now, she can only sense danger and a murderous aura permeating in the air. It’s as if she answered the question wrongly, she would eventually get killed in that very spot.

Hellion clenched her trembling finger, she may be brave enough to believe she wouldn’t die yet or it was a feeling that pushed her to believe she wouldn’t be killed. Anyway, she chose to believe her instincts. She faced the man with a slight smile and eventually she laugh awkwardly as she stared at him. “Well. What’s ahead is ahead. Right? You think I’ll tell you when you’re asking me with such tone?”

The man then laughed too and look at her with impatience in his eyes. He never encountered a woman so persistent and annoying. As though a person would bow down and scurry away when he give them such gaze but this damn woman was not only annoying but even dared to talk back.

‘Hah. Let’s see how long your bravery could last.’

He slowly put his arms around her waist and grabbed her close, saying in a very cold tone.

“You chose the hard way, lady.”

He then bent over and hold her chin as he gave her a hot kiss.